“During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God saw the […]
Numbers 14:17-18, “And now, please, let the power of the Lord be great, as you have promised, saying, “YHWH is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love….” Two wonderful things stand out about this passage. First, notice how the Lord shows the greatness of His power: by forgiving the sins of His covenant
John 17:19, “For their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be consecrated in truth…” In John 17:19, Jesus speaks of His coming passion and death as a “consecration” that He enacts of His own power and will (similar to 10:18). There is much to say about Jesus’ “setting Himself apart” or “consecrating
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Psalm 60:4-5, “You have set up a banner for those who fear you, that they may flee to it from the bow. That your beloved ones may be delivered, give salvation by your right hand and answer us!” I read these verses again today and was reminded of a journal entry from back in
Exodus 24:16, “The glory of YHWH dwelt on Mount Sinai…” Exodus 25:8, “And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst.” Exodus 24:16 tells us that the glory of the LORD dwelt on Sinai. Of course, we know—as did Moses—that God is “omnipresent,” but in a unique way, His glory
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Exodus 15:23,25, “…they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter…and YHWH showed [Moses] a tree, and he threw it into the water, and the water became sweet.” Directly following the Lord’s miraculous, self-revelatory redemption of His people from Egypt through the Red Sea, we come to an unexpected narrative vignette
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Here are some notes from this morning’s journal. I wrote our Exodus 6:6-8 in an outline form as a way to make its chiastic structure more explicit. A>B>C>D<C'<D'<A’, with “D” as the central affirmation. I am YHWH >>> A) and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, >>>>>> B)
Exodus 3:14, “God said to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM.’ And He said, ‘Say to the people of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” John 8:28, “So Jesus said to them, ‘When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am…’” English translations of John
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Exodus 12:46, “It shall be eaten in one house…and you shall not break any of its bones.” John 19:36, “…these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: ‘Not one of his bones will be broken.’” Reading through John 19 this morning I noted as I haven’t before the connection that John makes
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